Sanderson well-suited to role as chairman of PRA

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THE suit is smart and its owner freshly scrubbed, but an angry red line on the bridge of his nose and the yellows and browns of fading bruises are signs that this is not your average chairman. One of Pat Sanderson’s first comments on his appointment by the Professional Rugby Players Association (PRA) was: “Most people see the glamour of rugby, but there are many pitfalls.”

Sanderson has known both and if experience is the best teacher, he may be a model chairman. “And yes, they are already calling me Mr Chairman in the dressing-room at Quins,” he said.